Current GK12 fellows

The following are the fellows currently funded by the project:

Valerie Andrewlevich

Val Andrewlevich received a B.S. in Marketing and French from Penn State University. She studied for her M.S. in Education at Bank Street College and is currently pursuing an M.A. in Computer and Information Science at Brooklyn College. She is interested in autonomous agents and robotics. She also works to broaden the participation of women in computer science and is interested in issues related to gender and technology.

Vinn Campese

Vinn received his B.S. from Brooklyn College, and his M.A. from the CUNY graduate program. He is currently working to obtain a PhD in experimental psychology through CUNY. Vinn's research aims to identify and examine neurobiological substrates important for various psychological phenomena such as motivation, learning and memory.

Michael Grinshtein

Michael Grinshtein received his BS in forensic science from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is currently pursuing an MA in Chemistry at Brooklyn College. His research involves measurement of arsenic in biological specimens.

Marek Marcinkiewicz

Marek received his B.S. in computer science from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences of Columbia University. He is currently working to obtain a PhD in computer science through the CUNY graduate center. Marek's research falls in the area of robotics. More specifically, the locomotion and stablization of vision in legged robots.

Matt Meyer

Matt Meyer received a B.A. in Theater from Southern Methodist University, a M.A. in Computer Science from Brooklyn College and is currently a PhD student, studying Computer Science, at the City University of New York (CUNY). His eclectic background includes stage, film and television appearances as well as a four year stint as the Systems Administrator for a Manhattan technology consulting firm. Matt is a firm believer in the power of technology to transform lives.

Natatsha Nadler

Natasha received her B.S. from Cornell University, and is currently working towards a PhD in Cognition, Brain and Behavior at CUNY: Graduate Center. Natasha's research explores the area of learning with human participants. She studies learning behaviorally using a computer model and seeks to determine the brain structures involved via imaging techniques.

Katherine Nutter-Upham

Katherine Nutter-Upham received her B.A. from the University of Montana, and her M.A. from the CUNY graduate program. She is currently working toward a PhD in the Cognition Brain and Behavior program through CUNY. Katherine has conducted research on the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's, verbal fluency abilities in older adults, and the nature of procrastination in undergraduates. Currently Katherine is working on understanding genetic influences on the aging process by analyzing grey and white matter distributions in the healthy elderly.

Janina Scarlet

Janina is a student in CUNY Doctoral Program in Psychology.

Suzanne Tamang

Suzanne Tamang is a doctoral student in computer science at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Her research interests include the application of artificial intelligence and natural language processing to clinical informatics. Other interests include the use of web technologies and mobile computing for medicine and public health, healthcare quality and long-term care policy.

Suzanne received her master of science from Brooklyn College.

Maxim Titley

Maxim is a student in the Masters Program in Computer Science at Brooklyn College, and an adjunct in the Department of Computer and Information Science. He is also a past participant in the Bridges program.